For some time, my friend Elsie and I have been thinking about getting tattoos.
One night at dinner, we announced that plan to our table companions. For a moment, there was utter silence — and then, ...

Many years ago, up in its far northern reaches, Yamhill County harbored a secret known to few of its residents: The Sinkhole of Cove Orchard.
Thanks in large measure to Gordon N. Zimmerman, longtime Yamhill ...

About all I knew about jellyfish, until recently, was that I did not want them on my breakfast toast.
I knew jellyfish supposedly could sting, but I had never experienced that. My experience with them ...

I walk up the red brick pathway, in downtown McMinnville at Second and Cowls, and here I am at the door of McMinnville City Hall.
I love our city hall. Every time I pass this imposing building, I admire ...